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curled peach leaf, pear leaf blister and black rust of various verbenas. The 

 curled leaf, he thouglit, caused by a parasitic fungus which is traceable in the 

 naked twig in the autumn before its appearance. The blister of the pear, he 

 claimed, is a gall made by a mite one two-hundredths of an inch long, resem- 

 bling much the inch mite. 



Tiie exhibition of fruits was quite good, and very interesting to me, because 

 of the presence of sorts not cultivated in tiiis state, and I hoped to find some- 

 thing of southern or western origin that might be of use to us. Their best 

 varieties of apples are all grown, more or less, here, and of the few sorts not 

 grown with us I saw nothing desirable to import. 



The Ben. Davis for market purposes has more friends than any other sort. 

 Those of that sort on exhibition were of large size, fair and bright. Many 

 of our standard apples I did not see in their collection. 



On the week following the Illinois meeting, tlie Indiana State Society held 

 their meeting at Danville. 



Apples are quite extensively raised in that section of the state, and the 

 show of that fruit was large and of good appearance. Ex-Governor Furness, 

 of Nebraska, was present with some apples from his state very showy and 

 large. Having just seen an exhibition of Michigan apples, the state of ripe- 

 ness at both these places was a noticeable feature. I looked this collection 

 over, also, with the same purpose to find something useful to us, but saw noth- 

 ing new that was promising. It was a very full display, and numbered more 

 sorts than at Springfield. The meeting was held in the court-house, and was 

 well attended ; those from abroad were entertained by the citizens. Here, as 

 at Springfield, strawberry culture was thoroughly discussed, and the same 

 preference was given to the Wilson, and to the massing in rows for market 

 production. The Capt. Jack was also highly spoken of. 



Mr. Ohmer, of the Ohio Horticultural Society, also gave his experience in favor 

 of massing in rows with culture between, and planting once in two years. Of 

 other small fruits or of pears, peaches, plums or grapes, very little was said at 

 either meeting, but at Danville, practical fruit men urged the giving of more 

 attention to packing and putting on the market in good condition. 



In many things both of these meetings were like our own gatherings, and if 

 all who, in either state, give the attention to horticulture in any of its 

 branches, either for profit or for the love of it, would take advantage of the 

 opportunities to attend these meetings, they would gain something to add to 

 their enjoyment and to their stock of knowledge. 



EARLY BEARING VARIETIES. 



Following the paper of Mr. Parmelee a question was presented by Mr. 

 Thompson inquiring what other varieties of apple trees came into early bearing 

 like the Wagener. ^^^^^ 



There were several answers given, all agreeing that the Wagener for this 

 peculiarity was at the head of the list. However the Keswick Codlin, Maiden's 

 Blush, Early Harvest, Duchess of Oldenburg and Jonathan were mentioned 

 among those which generally come into bearing quite young. 



Mr. Pearsall inquired as follows: *'I want to graft a couple of trees to 

 early fruit for family use. What cions shall I insert?" 



Several answers were given — naming Keswick Codlin, Early Harvest, Sweet 

 Bough and Primate. • 



